255/50R18 in inches

How tall is a 255 50R18 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a 255/50R18 tire size is 28x10R18. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 28 inches
  • tread width is 10 inches
  • wheel diameter is 18 inches

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255/50R18 tire size in inches
255/50R18 tire size chart

255/50R18 tire size in inches

255/50R18 Height / overall diameter: 28 inches
Height / overall diameter
28 inches
255/50R18 Tread width: 10 inches
Tread width
10 inches
255/50R18 Sidewall: 5 inches
Sidewall
5 inches
255/50R18 Wheel diameter: 18 inches
Wheel diameter
18 inches
255/50R18 Circumference: 87.9 inches
Circumference
87.9 inches
255/50R18 Revolutions: 721 per mile
Revolutions
721 per mile

255/50R18 — what does it mean?

  • 255 stands for tread width in millimeters
  • 50 is an aspect ration between the tread width and the sidewall in percents
  • R means that the tire has a radial construction
  • 18 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

255/50R18 tire code
255/50R18 tire code

How to convert 255 50R18 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 255 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 10″. Then, 50% of the 10″ will result in 5″ sidewall.

To get the total height or tire diameter, we need to sum the 18″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 28″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for 255/50R18 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 28″ 711 mm
Tread width 10″ 255 mm
Wheel diameter 18″ 711 mm
Sidewall height 5″ 128 mm
Circumference 87.9″ 2233 mm
Revolutions 721 / ml 448 / km

Alternatives to a 255/50R18 tire

If you're looking to upsize your 255 50R18 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
295/45R18 28.4″ 0.35% 11.6″ 18″
225/60R18 28.6″ 0.52% 8.9″ 18″
245/55R18 28.6″ 0.52% 9.6″ 18″
145/85R18 27.6″ -0.35% 5.7″ 18″
155/80R18 27.8″ -0.18% 6.1″ 18″
155/85R18 28.4″ 0.35% 6.1″ 18″
205/60R18 27.6″ -0.35% 8.1″ 18″
215/55R18 27.2″ -0.71% 8.5″ 18″
225/55R18 27.8″ -0.18% 8.9″ 18″
235/50R18 27.2″ -0.71% 9.3″ 18″